2024 Fitzpatrick Voted Against Prohibiting The Sale Or Transfer Of
Cluster Munitions. In June 2024, Fitzpatrick voted against , according
to Congressional Quarterly, "amendment no. 171 that would prohibit the
use of funds in the bill to acquire, use, transfer or sell cluster
munitions." The vote was on the amendment. The underlying legislation
was the FY 2025 Defense Appropriations. The House rejected the amendment
by a vote of 129 to 284. [House Vote 329,
6/28/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/28/24; Congressional
Actions,
H.Amdt.1081;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8774]
- The Amendment Followed A March 2024 Decision To Send Additional
Cluster Munitions To Ukraine And Three Previous Transfers To Ukraine
Since The Previous July. According to Human Rights Watch, "The
decision announced March 12 by the United States government to
transfer additional cluster munitions to Ukraine runs contrary to
the norms of the international treaty prohibiting these weapons. The
decision came against a broader backdrop of delays by the US
Congress in approving military assistance to Ukraine, Ukraine's
shortage of artillery projectiles, and escalating attacks by Russian
forces across Ukraine. [...] the US Department of Defense
announced that it would transfer another round of 155mm cluster
munition artillery projectiles to Ukraine. The move follows three
previous US cluster munition transfers to the country since last
July, which have been met with criticism by more than two dozen
countries, US lawmakers, and civil society groups." [Human Rights
Watch,
4/4/24]
2024 Fitzpatrick Voted Against Prohibiting The Sale Or Transfer Of
Cluster Munitions. In June 2024, Fitzpatrick voted against , according
to Congressional Quarterly, "amendment no. 40 that would bar the use of
fiscal 2025 Defense Department funds authorized by the bill for the
sale, export license or transfer of cluster munitions or related
technology." The vote was on the amendment. The underlying legislation
was the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act. The House rejected
the amendment by a vote of 134 to 286. [House Vote 264,
6/13/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 6/13/24;
Congressional Actions,
H.Amdt.974;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
8070]
- The Amendment Followed A March 2024 Decision To Send Additional
Cluster Munitions To Ukraine And Three Previous Transfers To Ukraine
Since The Previous July. According to Human Rights Watch, "The
decision announced March 12 by the United States government to
transfer additional cluster munitions to Ukraine runs contrary to
the norms of the international treaty prohibiting these weapons. The
decision came against a broader backdrop of delays by the US
Congress in approving military assistance to Ukraine, Ukraine's
shortage of artillery projectiles, and escalating attacks by Russian
forces across Ukraine. [...] the US Department of Defense
announced that it would transfer another round of 155mm cluster
munition artillery projectiles to Ukraine. The move follows three
previous US cluster munition transfers to the country since last
July, which have been met with criticism by more than two dozen
countries, US lawmakers, and civil society groups." [Human Rights
Watch,
4/4/24]